when i met you,
you grew inside me
like a blooming hibiscus
reaching its full and
most beautiful
potential.
watered and fueled
by the passion i felt
when i saw your smile
from across the room.
don't look, you'll freak him out!
you smiled back

and then i froze
it was the middle of summer
and i was as still
as the temperature
below zero

i suppose,
*that's what you call love